---
title: "POST /_system/cache_management/get_value/{type} - Cache Management · RUAL Documentation"
description: "Get value for a specific cache or increment key (requires manage_cache permission)"
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/cluster/api/cache-management/system-cache-management-get-value--type-post
language: en
---

# POST /_system/cache_management/get_value/{type}

Get value for a specific cache or increment key (requires manage_cache permission)

| Key | Type | Example | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **type** required | `string` | `"example"` | Type of key to retrieve Allowed: `"increment"`, `"cache"` |

| Key | Type | Example | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[authorization](https://docs.rual.nl/cluster/api#token-providing)** required | `string` | `"Bearer access_token"` | Access token |

| Key | Type | Example | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **key** required | `string` | `"order_sync"` | Key name to retrieve value for |

```
{}
```

```
{
  "code": 401,
  "error": "INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
```

| Status | Error Code | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `401` | `INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN` | Authentication required or invalid token |

| Permission | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `Bearer token` | Access token required via Authorization header, x-authtoken, x-token, query param, or cookie |
| `cache_management_create` | Required scope: cache_management_create |